Ezekiel 2

1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”

It [is] the appearance of the likeness of the honour of Jehovah, and I see, and fall on my face, and I hear a voice speaking, and He saith unto me, 'Son of man, stand on thy feet, and I speak with thee.'

2 And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.

And there doth come into me a spirit, when He hath spoken unto me, and it causeth me to stand on my feet, and I hear Him who is speaking unto me.

3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.

And He saith unto Me, 'Son of man, I am sending thee unto the sons of Israel, unto nations who are rebels, who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, unto this self-same day.

4 They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’

And the sons [are] brazen-faced and hard-hearted to whom I am sending thee, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah:

5 And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

and they — whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they [are] — have known that a prophet hath been in their midst.

6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

'And thou, son of man, thou art not afraid of them, yea, of their words thou art not afraid, for briers and thorns are with thee, and near scorpions thou art dwelling, of their words thou art not afraid, and of their faces thou art not affrighted, for they [are] a rebellious house,

7 But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.

And thou hast spoken My words unto them, whether they hear or whether they forbear, for they [are] rebellious.

8 And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”

'And thou, son of man, hear that which I am speaking unto thee: Thou art not rebellious like the rebellious house, open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.'

9 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,

And I look, and lo, a hand [is] sent forth unto me, and lo, in it a roll of a book,

10 which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.

and He spreadeth it before me, and it is written in front and behind, and written on it [are] lamentations, and mourning, and woe!